Fritz Backhauss
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Fritz Gustav Backhauss | |
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Born | 9 February 1915 Halberstadt |
Died | 7 March 1971 Koblenz |
(aged 56)
Allegiance | ![]() ![]() |
Service/branch | Heer |
Years of service | 1934–45 1956–71 |
Rank | Major (Wehrmacht) Oberstleutnant (Bundeswehr) |
Commands held | III./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 13 |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Fritz Gustav Backhauss (9 February 1915 – 7 March 1971) was a highly decorated Major in the Wehrmacht during World War II and an Oberstleutnant in the Bundeswehr. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Fritz Backhauss was captured by American troops in May 1945 and was released in June 1945. In 1956 he joined the postwar Bundeswehr serving until his death on 7 March 1971 in a military hospital in Koblenz.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1939)
- Wound Badge (1939)
- Infantry Assault Badge (25 August 1940)[1]
- Eastern Front Medal (1 August 1942)[1]
- Close Combat Clasp
- in Bronze (1 September 1943)[1]
- German Cross in Gold on 8 December 1943 as Hauptmann in the III./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 13[2]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 8 February 1944 as Hauptmann and commander of III./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 13[3]
References
Citations
Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6. Unknown parameter
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- 1915 births
- 1971 deaths
- People from Halberstadt
- People from the Province of Saxony
- German Army personnel
- Gebirgsjäger of World War II
- Recipients of the Close Combat Clasp
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- World War II prisoners of war held by the United States
- German prisoners of war